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Test Number:  CPIM-SMR

Vendor Name: APICS

Cert Name:  CPIM CERTIFICATION

Test Name: CPIM STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES

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Question: 1

 

What would MOST LIKELY be a structural question?

 

A. Are we over our capacity at the plant?

 B. Will the firm make or buy its products?

 C. Is a work center going over capacity?

 D. How much of a particular product will need to be produced next month?

 

Answer: B

 

Explanation: A structural question would be if a company would make or buy its parts.

 

Question: 2

 

What is the first step in determining what a customer "wants"?

 

A. Have sit down meeting with them

 B. Evaluate what customer gives

 C. Identify who the customer is

 D. Listen to the customer

 

Answer: C

 

Explanation: First step is to listen to identify who the customer is.  In complex business world, it may not be as easy as you would think.

 

Question: 3

 

Which of the following are NOT characteristics of a project

 

A. On-time focus

 B. Have a start and finish

 C. Risks and Issues identified

 D. Specific purpose and desired results

 

Answer: C

 

Explanation: 8 characteristics of a project

1. On-time focus

2. Specific purpose and desired results

3. Start and a finish

4. Time frame for completion

5. Involvement of a cross functional group of people

6. Limited set of resources

7. Logical sequence of activities

8. Clear user of the results

 

Question: 4

 

Good performance measures should be all of the following EXCEPT

 

A. Be customized to suit the environment

 B. Be understood only be the person doing the work

 C. Reflect the manufacturing strategy

 D. Be non-financial in nature

 

Answer: B

 

Explanation: Good performance measures should

1. Reflect the manufacturing strategy

2. Be non-financial in nature

3. Be customized to suit the specific environment

4. Be revised on a continuous basis

5. Provide accurate and timely feedback

6. Be understood by all

7. Promote improvement rather than just do monitoring

8. Be group oriented

 

Question: 5

 

Quality at the source is one of the most powerful concepts in what?

 

A. JIT

 B. Kaizen

 C. Six Sigma

 D. Total Quality Management (TQM)

 

Answer: D

 

Explanation: Quality at the source is one of the most powerful concepts in Total Quality Management (TQM)

 

Question: 6

 

What would be considered the BEST measure of a good design?

 

A. Short time to market

 B. Lowest amount of failures

 C. Lowest cost of the product

 D. Creates value for the customer

 

Answer: D

 

Explanation: The BEST measure of a good design is that it creates value for the customer

 

Question: 7

 

The pharmaceutical and aircraft industries have one thing in common, they must both

 

A. Run a job shop

 B. not export their products

 C. Use JIT manufacturing

 D. Use lot traceability

 

Answer: D

 

Explanation: Both the airline industry and the pharmaceutical industry must use lot traceability so there is complete traceability back from the original source all the way through final product.

 

Question: 8

 

A company decides to buy out one of its suppliers.  This is a strategic move to be more what?

 

A. Kanban Integrated

 B. Horizontally integrated

 C. JIT Integrated

 D. Vertically integrated

 

Answer: D

 

Explanation: Buying out a supplier would be a strategic move to be more vertically integrated.  Vertically integrated because the company has decided to directly produce more value adding stages from raw materials to the point of sale of the product to the customer.

 

Question: 9